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Name: BLUNT, Denzil Layton CMG
Birth Date: 1 July 1891 Orton Longueville, Huntingdonshire
Death Date: 15 June 1968 Nairobi
First Date: 1926
Profession: Civil Servant. Member of Legislative Council. Chairman Desert Locust Control and Survey Comm. Dir. of Agriculture Kenya 1939-47. Retired to Limuru
Area: 'Poromoko', Limuru
Married: In Devoran, Cornwall 16 July 1917 Gwendoline Mary Edwards b. 31 Mar 1895 Devoran, Cornwall, d. 24 June 1967 Nairobi
Children: William Hugh Layton (6 Oct 1929 Cambridge); Diana Mary Layton (1919 Hertford); Celia Margaret L. (19 Apr 1926 Cambridge-2006)
Book Reference: Golf, Who's Who, Debrett, Red 31, Hut, Colonial, Dominion
War Service: European War 1915-19 in France as Lieut. RASC
School: Shrewsbury, King's College, Cambridge
General Information:
Who's Who - Dir. of Agriculture Cyprus 1933-37, Nyasaland 1937-39 and Kenya 1939-47.
Debrett - Senior Agricultural Officer, Kenya 1926-30, Assist. Director of Agriculture there 1930-33, and Director of Agriculture, Cyprus 1933-7, Nyasaland 1937-9, and Kenya 1939-49; Chm. Desert Locust Control and a MLC
Colonial - served under court of wards, Madras 1913-14, senior agricultural officer Kenya 1926, asst. to dir agr. 1930, director of agriculture Cyprus 1933, Nyasaland 1937, Director of Agriculture Kenya 1940
Dominion - Agricultural Department - Senior Agricultural Officer - 1930
Gazette - 10/11/1926 - Arrived on 1st Appointment - Sr. Agri. Officer - D.L. Blunt
Played in the EA Amateur Golf Championship in 1931.
Gazette 17 Nov 1967 wife's probate
Gazette 21 Mar 1969 probate
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